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 Down
with Katrina |
BW&BK reports: According to their website,
DOWN's upcoming show in their hometown of New Orleans at Tipitina's on
Saturday, June 24, will be their only North American appearance this year.
The show will also benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. [see full story
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| Flotsam
and Gilbert |
KNAC reports: Flotsam and Jetsam drummer Craig
Nielsen has posted the following message on the band's official web site:
"Ed Carlson (guitar) will not be going with us to Germany for the Bang
Your Head Festival. Instead none other than Mike Gilbert � of course, the
other original guitarist who left after the High record, will be taking
Ed's place for the show.
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| Loudness
DVD |
KNAC reports: According to cdjapan.co.jp,
Loudness will be releasing their new live DVD, Loudness Liveshocks, on
August 23rd. It will feature the entire live show that took place at BB
King's in New York City on March 26th and an overview of their entire North
American tour from earlier this year.[see full story for more]-
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| DeLonge
for President |
punkbands reports: Watch out Hillary! Former
Blink-182 goofball turned prolific Angels & Airwaves frontman Tom DeLonge
recently told Billboard that he has considered throwing his hat into the
political ring. "There was awhile when I actually thought I was going to
be doing stuff in politics," he said. "I spent a great part of the election
year traveling with John Kerry and really being involved in the campaign.
If Kerry would have won -- I was pitching all these different initiatives
to his administration, y'know? [what like the EMO bill of rights? God help
us all, as if the lame politicians we have to choose from are band enough!
Now Lemmy for President� ] - Click
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| Emery
Reissue |
punkbands reports: Emery has announced plans
for a "huge" re-release of their 2005 album, The Question. The album will
feature brand new re-recordings of tracks from this album and their 2004
debut The Weak's End. In addition to the CD portion, the band is planning
a special DVD with videos, behind the scenes footage, and a special video
retrospective of the band. - Click
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| Tony
Danza Inferno |
SMN reports: Early June 17th a fire erupted
in Murfreesboro, TN causing thousands of dollars in damage along with THE
TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVAGANZA's musical equipment and gear. A PayPal
account is being set up and will be available for donations early next
week. On a positive note, their tour with MY BITTER END, LYE BY MISTAKE,
and PSYOPUS is still on [see full story for more]- Click
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| Dirtfest
06 |
SMN reports: DIRTFEST 2006 is set to take
place on August 19 at the Birch Run Expo Center in Birch Run, MI. The event
will feature over 60 bands performing on five outdoor stages. In addition
to three unannounced headliners, the following groups are scheduled to
appear:
MAE
The Sleeping
The Spill Canvas
Halifax
Daughters
Fear Before the March of Flames[there
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| Pelican
Moose |
SMN reports: To all Pittsburgh based PELICAN
fans, the band's forthcoming show that is scheduled for this Monday (June
19) has been moved from Mr. Smalls Theatre to the Lawrenceville Moose (120
51st St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201).[see full story for more]-
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| Reverend
Horton Heat Tour |
antiMusic reports: Reverend Horton Heat has
mapped out his summer plans and it includes rockin fans from coast to coast.
The tour kicks off in Tempe Az on June 30th and wrapped on September 30t
in Dallas.
Catch the Heat this summer at the following
dates:
06/30- Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
07/01- Irvine, CA - Oak Canyon Ranch
07/02- San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
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| Keane
Sessions |
Day in Rock reports: We'll make this short
and sweet. AOL music snagged a session with Keane to promote their new
album which hits stores on Tuesday. You can check out performances of Atlantic
/ Nothing In My Way / The Frog Prince / A Bad Dream / Is It Any Wonder
/ Crystal Ball at the full story link. - Click
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| AFI
murder MTV |
PR reports: AFI's special performance of "Miss
Murder" from last weeks MTV Movie Awards is available online. You can also
see the famous Star Wars performance of "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley as well
as Wolfmother's set from the post-show.
All of these videos, and more, are available
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| See
Mew |
PR reports: Sigur Ros have shown us that the
Icelanders have the market in sweet, high pitched, yearing singing cornered;
and we know from the Hives that bands from Sweden rock; and Norway has
always led the metal world. But what about fellow Scandinavians the Danes?
They boast their own unique hybrid with
Mew, a Danish band who blend epic rock with heavy guitars and ethereal
vocals. Highly-acclaimed by their peers, and special guests of Bloc Party
for their upcoming shows, Mew's new album is set for release in the US
on July 25. [see full story for dates]- Click
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| Serj
Delivers Slow Motion Reign |
PR reports: Slow Motion Reign are on the verge
of taking alternative music in a whole new direction with their original
and melodic piano-based rock sounds. This groundbreaking self-titled debut
album sees System of a Down vocalist Serj Tankian making his outside production
debut, and the album is being released through his own label, Serjical
Strike Records. Tankian has captured the vibe of this talented band perfectly;
dark and atmospheric yet incredibly melodic and soulful with plenty of
energy to keep you involved. The amazing new debut album from Slow Motion
Reign which is due out July 25th. - Click
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| Sydera
Update |
PR reports: A lot is going on in the world
of Sydera! In addition to embarking on a 2 week tour (with fellow L.A.
rockers Madison Paige), including some high profile festival dates in the
midwest, Sydera are pleased to announce the launch of a brand new website
www.sydera.com As Guitarist/Vocalist Damon Valley puts it: "We wanted the
website to tie in with our upcoming CD. It looks absolutely stunning and
hopefully our fans will dig it, too." With the redesigned site the band
has also revealed the cover art to their CD.
Bassist Will Arkosy states: "We were looking
for something that represented our music visually, something a little dark
and violent, but also beautiful and stylish. I think we nailed it!" The
CD is set for a September release through Without The World Records. -
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